1. Eligibility

        - Students enrolled in a PhD or MS-PhD integrated program, and who have not yet passed the qualifying examination
* Note) PhD students must take the qualifying exam within 1 year and half of admission(Integrated

course student: From the point of recognition of the Ph.D. program, Former student: From the

semester of the Department of Brain Cognitive Science, where the previous day belongs). If

you fail, you need to re-examine within 6 months.

2. Document screening and interview

Category		Score	Remarks
Document screening (100 points)	(1)   Academic grades	40	PhD academic transcript
	(2)   Plans for Ph.D Dissertation	60	Plans for Ph.D Dissertation
Interview (100 points)	3) Presentation of research plan and achievements	100	20 minutes per person (10 minutes of presentation, 10 minutes of Q&A)
Total		200

 

3. Exam schedule

Classification	Date/time	Place
Notice of qualifying exam	June 27, 2024	Department website and e-mail
Application period	July 1~ 19, 2024	Department office/forms available via e-mail and website
Document screening and interview	July 24, 2024	TBD
Announcement of finalists	2024. August 1st week	Department bulletin board/department website/e-mail

 

4. Required documents

①     [attached1] One copy of qualifying exam application form (form provided).

②     [attached2] One copy of plans for Ph.D Dissertation (form provided).

    ③   One copy of PhD academic transcript.

5. Note

          -  PhD students of the Department of Brain & Cognitive Sciences must take the qualifying exam within 1 year of admission (for

             integrated programs, from the point of recognition as PhD student), and those who do not comply shall be deemed as

             having failed the exam. The PhD qualifyin gexam is scheduled to be held in January and July each year.

          -  Those who fail the exam must reapply within 6 months. PhD students must pass the exam within 1 year and 6 months

             after admission (applicable to those admitted in 2009 and onwards; for those admitted in 2008 or earlier, 3 years) or face

             expulsion. Leave of absence periods, up to 2 years, will not be counted. For extended leaves of absence such as military

             service, take the necessary measures in advance to prevent disadvantages.)

                 -    In the case of changing majors, regardless of whether students have passed the qualification exam of the previous

            department, the qualification exam of the new major must be taken within 1 year and 6 months from the semester of the

            major change.